What was it all about?

Each year Hort Innovation engages independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments. This involves looking across a random sample of Hort Innovation R&D projects completed in the previous financial year, plus a specific look at the impact of work within a selection of industry-specific Hort Innovation Funds.

This project evaluated a random selection of projects in the Hort Innovation Cherry, Vegetable and Small Tropical (Lychee, Pineapple, Papaya, Persimmon, Passionfruit) Funds, with a focus on projects completed within the five years to 30 June 2021, aligned to the 2017-2021 industry Strategic Investment Plans.

Access the reports and case studies

Cherry

• Summary report
• Comparing the performance of new cherry rootstocks soon to be available to industry (CY12010)
• Cherry communications program (CY15002)
• Export readiness and market access (CY16004)
  • Case study: Leon Cotsaris
  • Case study: Mike Oakford

Vegetable

• Summary report
• Export opportunities for carrots, sweet corn, beans, broccoli and baby leaf – symposia (VG13072)
  • Case study: Trandos Farms
• Extension of integrated crop protection information (VG13078)
• Sowing success through transformational technologies (VG15021)
• Facilitating adoption of IPM through a participatory approach with local advisors and industry (VG15034 and VG15035)
  • Case study: Graeme Pitchford
• Understanding consumer triggers and barriers to consumption of Australian indigenous vegetables and Asian vegetables (VG15071)
• Export development of Australian vegetables to Japan (VG15074)
  • Case study: Kees Versteeg
• Optimising cover cropping for the Australian vegetable industry (VG16068)
  • Case study: Darren Schreurs
  • Case study: Deon Gibson
  • Case study: Jake Ryan
• Novel glass projects (VG15038 and VG16070)
  • Case study: Alex Soeriyadi

Small Tropical

• Summary report
• Australian lychee industry communications program (LY16005)
  • Case study: Krystal Caton
• Integrated pest, disease and weed management systems for pineapple (pineapple industry technical officer) (PI12008)
• Australian sweet persimmon industry development project – phase 4 (PR13007)
  • Case study: Ross Stuhmcke